Colorado Republican gubernatorial nominee Victor Marx admitted shoving his wife against a door and throwing his toddler son onto a bed, but denied that either incident constituted abuse.

Marx claimed he pushed his wife to teach her self-defense, saying he would do it again.

Israeli Opposition Leader Yair Lapid:

Yahya Sinwar wanted us, instead of being a startup nation with a higher GDP than Italy and England, with more Nobel Prizes than Muslims, to become just another Middle Eastern country.

Israeli Opposition Leader Yair Lapid:

One minister suggests dropping an atomic bomb on Gaza. Another minister suggests starving children. All of it appears on screens around the world.

They actively helped the false and poisonous genocide campaign.

There was no genocide. It is a blood libel. I believe the IDF.

Israeli Opposition Leader Yair Lapid:

Every 16-year-old who says there is nothing wrong with killing babies in Gaza because there are no innocent people there is what Hamas dreamed of.

That was their goal.

John Bolton:

One of the principal things that Xi and the Chinese side of the table looking at Trump are trying to do is assess just what he would do if they threw a blockade around Taiwan.

I'm afraid they see somebody who, if that happened, wouldn't know how to respond.

The Trump administration pressured several countries to withdraw their sponsorship of a major European disinformation conference in Lithuania.

The EU, Lithuania and Canada subsequently withdrew their official support after U.S. officials objected to a panel examining the U.S. as a potential source of disinformation in Europe.

Their logos were removed from conference materials just days before the event. All three said parts of the program did not reflect their official positions.

The EU continues to fund the conference despite withdrawing its official sponsorship, while France maintained its support.

Source: The Guardian

Trump:

When Democrats get in, everything becomes dirty and has a bad smell.

The Pentagon has ordered U.S. Central Command to finalize preparations for possible major strikes on Iran, according to U.S. officials.

Trump has not made a final decision or set a date, but U.S. and Israeli sources say strikes could happen before the U.S. midterm elections in November.

A renewed offensive could involve massive U.S.-Israeli attacks on Iranian energy infrastructure and nuclear facilities, potentially triggering Iranian missile retaliation and higher oil prices.

U.S.-Iran nuclear negotiations remain stalled, while Trump and Netanyahu have held two calls in recent days.

Israeli officials believe strikes are more likely after the midterms, though an earlier attack remains possible.

Source: Axios

Trump to a protester:

He’s going back to mom right now. He doesn’t know that his mom voted for Trump.

Trump:

My wife told me, “Sir, do me a favor, please pronounce vegan properly.”

I called it vaygan. How the hell would I know? I like steak.

Trump:

You want to see problems? Let them hit a missile into San Diego or Los Angeles.

You want to see a horror show? You want to see problems? Let them hit San Diego. Let them hit Los Angeles.

We're not going to let that happen. We protect our cities. We protect our country.

Trump:

Mohammed El-Sayed is a terrible Candidate for the Dumocrats. While his opponent, Mike Rogers, is an extremely good one, Mohammed goes back to the days of the Jihad.

He is a RADICAL Extremist, Terrorist Sympathizer, and no different from his best friend, America Hating Hasan Piker.

How’s France doing? Mohammed’s Values are not exactly those of Michiganders, or those of our Great United States of America! He is WRONG for Michigan, and WRONG for America.

VOTE FOR MIKE ROGERS — HE HAS MY COMPLETE AND TOTAL ENDORSEMENT, AND WILL NEVER LET YOU DOWN!

Trump:

Oil is at PRE-WAR LEVELS!

Trump:

I always do what I say.

If you look back, promises made, promises kept.

Trump:

I've basically been off script for the entire night.

Isn't it nice to have a president that doesn't have to read a teleprompter?

Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar said 20 British diplomats and the Consul General would leave the UK consulate in occupied East Jerusalem, with only seven staff allowed to remain.

The move follows Israel’s decision to shut the consulate over UK sanctions on Israeli settlements in the West Bank.

UK Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband insisted the consulate would remain open as a “UK Mission,” saying some staff had been temporarily withdrawn for security reasons.

Source: BBC

Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi:

In May, the Congressional Research Service admitted that Iran’s Armed Forces had taken out 42 U.S. military aircraft. Now: 81.

Real toll is far higher. Proof? CENTCOM won’t let a sitting Senator inspect bases it claims are fine.

You can fool all the people some of the time...

Trump urged Xi Jinping to ease export restrictions on Japan, including rare earths, and hold talks with Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi during their September meeting in Washington.

Source: South China Morning Post